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Lukshen Kugel

Mildred Grosberg Bellin's recipe for kugel has nothing modern about it, calling for noodles (not "pasta") and plenty of cottage cheese, butter, and sour cream. It was a treat in the test kitchens every time we tried it, and there's no need to wait until Rosh Hashanah to enjoy it. We particularly like it as a side dish to another humble favorite: pot roast.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    1 1/4 hr

  • Yield

    Makes 6 side-dish servings

Ingredients

2 cups dried medium egg noodles
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 cup cottage cheese (not low-fat)
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
Accompaniment: sour cream

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F.

    Step 2

    Cook noodles in a large saucepan of boiling salted water* until tender, then drain well in a colander and toss with butter in a bowl.

    Step 3

    While noodles are cooking, whisk together eggs, cottage cheese, sour cream, salt, and white pepper in a large bowl. Stir in noodles.

    Step 4

    Transfer to a buttered deep 1-quart baking dish and bake in middle of oven until firm, 45 minutes to 1 hour.

  2. Step 5

    • When salting water for cooking, use 1 tablespoon salt for every 4 quarts water.
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